Brooke Clements has been the Academic Advisor in the School of Criminology & Criminal Justice at UNO since November 2009. She graduated from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln and the UNL Honors Program with a degree in Family Science and minors in Psychology, Sociology and Education. She also has her Master’s in Academic Advising from Kansas State University.

Brooke participates in the UNO Advising Council and is a member of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA). Her primary duty is advising and assisting students. She meets with prospective students during visits to UNO and is the advisor for both Pre-Criminology & Criminal Justice students as well as Upper-Division students. She also is an instructor for CJUS 4999: Senior Assessment and US 1010: First Year Experience Seminar.

In her spare time, Brooke is an avid sports fan (particularly college football and college basketball), likes running, and enjoys reading.

Karen J. Fulton has been with the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice in various capacities since 1978 and currently serves as Assistant Director for Academic and Student Affairs. She received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1985 and a Master of Business Administration in 1987 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Karen enjoys being involved with criminology and criminal justice majors throughout their college career from visiting with prospective students, advising, senior assessment and graduation. She also served as the criminal justice internship coordinator for 10 years.

In 2009, Karen Fulton received the Student Foundation Builders Award for Outstanding Advising and was also the 2009 winner of the Floyd S. Oldt Award for Exceptional Service to the University. This prestigious, university-wide award is sponsored by the University Association for Administrative Development. The School of Criminology and Criminal Justice is proud to call Ms. Fulton one of their own and are grateful for all that she does to serve students in our program.

Wendy Furst joined the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice in August 2010 and is the Distance Education Coordinator for online courses offered by both the Lincoln and Omaha programs. Ms. Furst earned her B.A. in Sociology from Vassar College (1990) and her M.A. in Sociology from the University at Albany, SUNY (1994). She has previously worked at Western Washington University as an instructor. More recently, she was involved in website and product usability and market research, working for Consumer Reports and Idean Research in Finland.

Barbara Homer is a Secretarial Specialist for the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice on the Lincoln campus. Barbara has been employed at the University of Nebraska for 29 years; 24 of those years at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln having worked in five different departments during this time. She is a one-woman office and her responsibilities vary from day-to-day. She works for eleven faculty, one academic advising coordinator, and three graduate students. She also supervises the work study student.

Barbara has been actively involved in the University of Nebraska Office Professionals Association (UNOPA) for more than 19 years and has served in many capacities over the past ten years. Recently, she received the 2007-08 Floyd S. Oldt Outstanding Staff Award, and last year took 3rd place for her UNOPA Notes newsletter entry at the national level. Her outside interests are: bowling (presently on a F/S league), reading and working out.

Geri Murphy is an Administrative Technician. Prior to joining the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Geri was the Accounting Technician in the Grants Accounting Office for seven years and has been with UNO since April 1990.

She assists CJ faculty with grant matters, works with graduate students on various matters of concern, keeps track of the school and grant budgets, and assists everyone with questions about University procedures. She has been a member of the University Staff Advisory Council. Currently, she is a member of the CPACS Building Committee.